My first adventure in galaxy far away.

I have to be the happiest boy in the world right now. For the first time in all my three long years of having a physical body, I have ventured far into a foreign land of wonder and awe, yup, that being Utah.
Howdy folks, it is I, Prince Jared, once again coming to write of my exploits and wonderful amazing journey on this planet called earth. And I am able to do it today as I play and discover new things over here at my Grandpa George and Grannie Janices place in Provo Utah!
I have actually been allowed to travel more than 30 miles from Mary Bridge Childrens Hospital in Tacoma for the first time ever.
I am so happy that I have my awesome sisters with me, Savannah, Nalana, and Janae, my cool brother Mark, and my most sweet mommy.
I do miss the best dad in the world though. He started summer quarter this past Monday and needs to attend class.

So here I am and boy is it hot outside. Well, at least compared to the extended spring that has been going on up in Seattle. That means I can go swimming down here without freezing my little toushie off.

So far I visited my cousins and my Aunt Stacy in Nowhere Idaho, which is right next to Redneck Idaho. lol. There I was able to create all sorts of mischief with my siblings and cousins. None so much as the incident that occured Wednesday evening though back home on the farm.

Most of you know, in having children yourself, or being around them, that kids at the age I'm at now, three, are potty trained.Well, I just started working on that bit a few weeks ago. So on Wednesday evening I was feeling so inclined to have a seat on my new blue throne and accomplish some business. I gestured to my dad of my desire to do the deed, and he helped me out by setting me all up with a comfortable postion to accomplish this feat. At that time the phone rang and my dad left to go answer it. He passed the phone to mom who was in my bedroom. At that very moment he left the room, I got up and went to go see who was on the phone? Well, I made it to the door of the throne room and low and behold the deed occured. Ooops. Um, dad? Yup you guessed it, my valiance was rewarded by a slight mislocation of the WMD. Well, in not going in the original location, I then attempted to relocate the pile of byproduct where it belonged. Yes, Idug right into it and ever so gingerly proceeded to move it to my learning potty. A bit did end up on the walls, my hair, the extended surface area of the bathroom floor, but I was only trying to fix that which nature deemed best suited applied to the floor in front of the door. Mom came in, quickly looked at me, looked at the area the Weapon of Mass Destruction decimated, and told Dad that he probably didnt want to come in right then.

I was grinning ear to ear. It was funny. I mean really? Try pooping on your floor. There is a sense of liberation associated with just going where one would choose. Mom though wasn't really smilng, more of a "why me" mommy look. I was almost automatically thrown into the tub for a much needed scrubbing, and mom scoured the areas where the radioactive waste lingered.

But thats enough on that. I am sitting here in Podunk Utah, visiting family and eating some rather tasty morsels, mom made dinner, she always makes great stuff. We are playing games, singing, dancing, letting our grandparents love on us. I love getting hugs, and playing. To be three is awesome!

Well, I hope you all enjoy this coming weekend with your loved ones as much as I will. I am so glad for all the prayers that have been offered up for me. God has truly listened and answered them. I am humbled by the miracle of life. That I am able to be hear today. That I am able to grow up with persons that love me, and take care of me.

God be with you till we meet again my friends.

Peace and doughnuts forever,
Jared

It's a new year and I am cruising around my house! I am fairly proficient at walking now. In fact, I am sporting my official, "unofficial", Olympic gold medal around my neck as I trek around the place. Oh yeah baby, I am mobile to the extreme and loving it. This walking stuff is way cool. No more crawling around and getting outpaced by snails or sloths. No more being the only little kid at school that can't dunk the ball in the mini-hoop. No sir, not me. I am a giant among giant, or at least baby midgets. lol.

I feel so happy everyday too. I am able to run up to Mom and Dad and tackle them, or pretend I am a monster and grab their legs, or jump on their backs. I love being vertical!

I also love food! You name it, I love it. This food stuff ROCKS! Such delectable choices and tastes overflow at my place, due to my parents excellent culinary skills and palates. Even my oldest sister Savannah has started to cook for me every Friday evening. Yahoo! I am in Heaven, and my meal plates are the angels that carry the blessed morsels of tasty goodness to the table.

I am so glad to participate in games and fun activities with my brother Mark and my three sisters Savannah, Nalana, and Janae. They are always doing something to keep themselves busy. I just happen to assist them in achieving that task, (snicker). Often times I allow them to have me around, other times, for reasons I cannot fathom, they are closing their doors and telling mom to come and get me? It couldn't be that my diaper is sort of squishy could it? Or I just destroyed the Lego fort that took them the past two hours to construct? Nah, I know if they didn't want it torn down they wouldn't have built it right? (snicker again)

It is so nice to have mobility at my church class on Sunday. I love learning about Jesus, especially when they give me snacks such as grapes, berries of all sorts, crackers, and bananas on occasion. Then I join in on singing songs, the best I can with my trachea tube still sticking out of my throat. So glad when that thing will be gone, hopefully this coming year. I do love singing though. The tunes are in my head always as I am inundated by the children's songs at church and home. They are quite enjoyable to sing, hear, listen to, and even dance to. (big smile)

I am loving life and so look forward to being poked less as I still have many doctors appointments and blood draws. OUCH! That hurts already! Dad and Mom tell me that I still need some surgeries, but not yet. I guess I'll just keep on keeping on. And enjoy everyday as they come. Today is a gift, that is why we call it the present! God bless and be with you until next time. This is Jared signing off, peace and doughnuts!